Ephesians 2:2 ESV 

In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—

Romans 6:23 ESV 

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Here it is…how to receive God’s blessing.

And then, I arrived at verse 7…”But I will bless those who trust me.”

Each day we have a choice.  We can decide to humble ourselves and see God for the Almighty powerful loving God He is.  Or we can ‘handle’ things ourselves.

We can choose to be blessed or cursed.

I want blessing.

7 But I will bless those who trust me. 8 They will be like trees growing beside a stream— trees with roots that reach down to the water, and with leaves that are always green. They bear fruit every year and are never worried by a lack of rain.

Jeremiah 17:7-8 Contemporary English

But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the one who lifts up my head. I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. 

Psalm 3:3-4 NKJV

Genesis 12:2,3

“I will make you into a great nation,

    and I will bless you;

I will make your name great,

    and you will be a blessing.

I will bless those who bless you,

    and whoever curses you I will curse;

and all peoples on earth

    will be blessed through you.”

Choose to live for Jesus Christ today. Choose to live with Him in eternity!

Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.” 

Psalm 2:1-3 NKJV

He will never leave you

The Lord himself will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forget you. Don’t be afraid and don’t worry.”

Deuteronomy 31:8

He will watch over you

For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.

Psalm 32:7-8

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:9 NIV

The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things! The LORD’s right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”

Psalm 118:14-16 NIV

* God Hears Our Prayers

1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.